U4 Respiratory Flash Cards

Word Roots

100

adenoids

adenoid/o

200

air

aer/o

300

water

hydr/o

400

new

ne/o

500

pertaining to oxygen

ox/i

Suffixes

100

pain

-algia

200

eating

-phagia

300

fear

-phobia

400

involuntary muscular contraction

-spasm

500

cutting instrument

-tome

Suffixes/Prefixes

100

true, good, normal

eu-

200

painful, bad, difficult

dys-

300

pain

-dynia

400

dilatation, or stretching

-ectasis; ectasia

500

breathing

-pena

Abbreviations

100

CO₂

carbon dioxide

200

O₂

Oxygen

300

URI

Upper respiratory infection

400

COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

500

TB

Tuberculosis

WR you know

100

slow

-brady

200

puncture

-centesis

300

black

melan/o

400

rapid

-tachy

500

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome